On This Day

Friday, June 10, 1938

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 17 .630 --
Yankees 26 19 .578 2.5
Red Sox 25 20 .556 3.5
Senators 27 23 .540 4.0
Tigers 23 24 .489 6.5
White Sox 17 24 .415 9.5
Athletics 18 26 .409 10.0
Browns 15 27 .357 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 16 .652 --
Cubs 29 19 .604 2.0
Reds 23 20 .535 5.5
Bees 21 19 .525 6.0
Pirates 22 21 .512 6.5
Dodgers 20 27 .426 10.5
Cardinals 18 25 .419 10.5
Phillies 12 28 .300 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jackie Hayes 4
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 Rick Ferrell 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 2
1 Mike Kreevich 2
3 Sam Chapman 1
3 Lou Gehrig 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Monty Stratton 4
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 Rudy York 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Christman 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Hersh Martin 1
1 George McQuinn 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.67
1 Bobo Newsom 0.67
3 Russ Bauers 0.45
4 Al Williams 0.43
5 Charlie Wagner 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Lefty Gomez 6
3 Russ Bauers 5
4 Al Williams 3
5 8 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .371
2 Hal Trosky .366
3 Jimmie Foxx .357
4 Cookie Lavagetto .356
5 Frank McCormick .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
2 Ival Goodman 13
2 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Rudy York 13
5 Mel Ott 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 68
2 Earl Averill 49
2 Mel Ott 49
4 Rudy York 42
5 2 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 10
2 Mike Kreevich 9
3 Buddy Myer 7
3 Billy Werber 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Klinger 2.06
2 Carl Hubbell 2.07
3 Bill Swift 2.15
4 Bill Lee 2.46
5 Paul Derringer 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Vern Kennedy 9
3 Paul Derringer 8
3 Wes Ferrell 8
5 7 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 72
2 Bob Feller 62
3 Lefty Grove 60
4 Johnny Vander Meer 53
5 Red Ruffing 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 5
2 Pete Appleton 4
2 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Nels Potter 4
5 Charlie Root 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Suhr .431
2 Taffy Wright .429
3 Sam West .405
4 Dick Siebert .404
5 Ernie Koy .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Bill Dickey 6
2 Bob Johnson 6
4 Sam Chapman 5
4 Rudy York 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Joe Medwick 20
3 Bob Johnson 17
3 Mel Ott 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Frankie Crosetti 3
3 Wally Moses 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.47
2 Bill Lee 0.50
3 Bill Swift 0.93
4 Johnny Vander Meer 0.96
5 Hal Schumacher 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Max Butcher 3
2 Vern Kennedy 3
2 Bob Klinger 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 23
2 Johnny Vander Meer 22
3 Lefty Grove 18
4 Claude Passeau 17
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 2
2 Pete Appleton 1
2 Jumbo Brown 1
2 Max Butcher 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .386
2 Hersh Martin .375
3 Gus Suhr .372
4 Jackie Hayes .369
5 Jimmie Foxx .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Rudy York 10
3 Ival Goodman 8
4 Bill Dickey 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 40
2 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 Rudy York 32
4 Joe Medwick 27
4 Mel Ott 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
1 Buddy Lewis 5
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.87
2 Bill Swift 1.32
3 Danny MacFayden 1.55
4 Jim Weaver 1.80
5 Monty Stratton 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Vern Kennedy 6
1 Bill Lee 6
4 Paul Derringer 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 43
2 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Clay Bryant 34
4 Larry French 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 4
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Tot Pressnell 2
4 Russ Bauers 1
4 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .361
2 Bill Dickey .360
3 Gabby Hartnett .359
4 Joe Medwick .357
5 Cecil Travis .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 47
2 Joe DiMaggio 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Hank Greenberg 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 156
1 Jimmie Foxx 156
3 Hank Greenberg 154
4 Lou Gehrig 150
5 Joe Medwick 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Ben Chapman 30
3 Augie Galan 21
3 Gee Walker 21
5 Buddy Lewis 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 2.54
2 Jim Turner 2.67
3 Danny MacFayden 2.72
4 Red Ruffing 2.76
5 Lefty Grove 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Cliff Melton 23
2 Red Ruffing 23
4 Carl Hubbell 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 200
2 Bobo Newsom 199
3 Lefty Grove 180
4 Lefty Gomez 173
5 Red Ruffing 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 14
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Mace Brown 7
3 Dick Coffman 7
3 Charlie Root 7